5 Letter Words That Start With AN

angle

Noun : (geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).

Noun : (geometry) The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.

Noun : A corner where two walls intersect.

angst

Noun : Emotional turmoil; painful sadness.

Noun : A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.

Verb : (informal, intransitive) To suffer angst; to fret.

angel

Noun : An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.

Noun : (Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.

Noun : A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.

annex

Noun : An addition, an extension.

Noun : An appendix to a book or document.

Noun : An addition or extension to a building.

angry

Adjective : Displaying or feeling anger.

Adjective : (said about a wound or a rash) Inflamed and painful.

Adjective : (figuratively, said about the elements, like the sky or the sea) Dark and stormy, menacing.

anger

Noun : A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, or threat.

Noun : (obsolete) Pain or stinging.

Verb : (transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.

annul

Verb : (transitive) To formally revoke the validity of.

Verb : (transitive) To dissolve (a marital union) on the grounds that it is not valid.

anime

Noun : (uncountable) An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.

Noun : (countable) An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.

Noun : (rare, countable, chiefly proscribed) An animated work, regardless of the country of origin.

anima

Noun : (chiefly philosophy) The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.

Noun : (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) of a person that is in touch with the unconscious as opposed to the persona.

Noun : (Jungian psychology) The unconscious feminine aspect of a person.

annoy

Verb : (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

Verb : (intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.

Verb : (transitive) To molest; to harm; to injure.

antic

Adjective : Playful, funny, absurd.

Adjective : (architecture, art) Grotesque, incongruous.

Adjective : (archaic) Grotesque, bizarre

anvil

Noun : A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.

Noun : (anatomy) The incus bone in the middle ear.

Noun : A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.

antsy

Adjective : (slang) restless, apprehensive and fidgety

anent

anise

Noun : An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.

Noun : (US, often qualified as "sweet anise" or "wild anise") Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare.

annal

Noun : The record of a single event or item.

ankle

Noun : The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.

Verb : (slang) To walk.

Verb : (cycling) To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.

anode

Noun : (electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).

Noun : (chemistry, by extension) The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode.

Noun : (electronics) The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.

anile

Adjective : Characteristic of a crone or a feeble old woman.

Noun : Archaic form of anil (“indigo”). [The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.]

angus

Noun : A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.

Noun : A surname.

Noun : A former county of Scotland, which became a local government district in 1975 in Tayside Region (abolished 1996)

annum

Noun : Synonym of year, particularly

Noun : (uncommon) A one-year period, particularly (finance) a fiscal year or (sciences) a Julian year of exactly 365.25 days.

Noun : (uncommon, science fiction) A "year" determined by the revolution of an extraterrestrial planet.

andes

Noun : A mountain range in western South America.

anele

Verb : (obsolete) To anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.

antre

Noun : (archaic) Cavern; cave.

anti-

anion

Noun : A negatively charged ion.

anglo

Noun : An English person or person of English ancestry.

Noun : (Southwestern US, informal, sometimes offensive) a North American, especially a white one (regardless of actual ethnicity), whose native language is English (as opposed to Americans who have another native language).

Noun : (Australia, informal) an Anglo-Australian (as opposed to Australians of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background).

annie

Noun : A diminutive of the female given name Ann. Also, a popular given name in the 19th century.

Noun : (derogatory) A female orphan.

antra

Adjective : (anatomy) Of or pertaining to an antrum

anole

Noun : Any of the genus Anolis of chiefly arboreal dactyloid lizards native to the Americas, which feature a brightly colored dewlap and the ability to change color.

anjou

Noun : (historical) A former county, duchy and province in the northwest of modern-day France.

Noun : (historical) A noble family, associated with the county, from which came several dynasties and numerous counts and dukes.

Noun : A town and municipality in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

anker

Noun : (obsolete) A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.

andre

Noun : A male given name from French, an anglicized form of André.

anova

Noun : (statistics) Acronym of analysis of variance. [(statistics) A collection of statistical models, and their associated procedures, in which the observed variance is partitioned into components due to different explanatory variables.]

angie

Noun : A diminutive of the female given name Angela.

ancon

Noun : (obsolete) The corner of a wall or rafter.

Noun : (architecture) A console that appears to support a cornice.

Noun : (anatomy) The elbow.

anita

Noun : A female given name from Spanish.

anura

Noun : frogs, toads, tree toad

anzac

Noun : (military, historical) A soldier from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (1914-1918).

Noun : A hamlet in northern Alberta.

Noun : Acronym of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

anear

Verb : (obsolete) To approach

Verb : (obsolete) nearly

annam

Noun : (history) A former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin.

Noun : (history) One the French protectorates in Vietnam, located in Central Vietnam.

anser

Noun : typical gees

anomy

Noun : Alternative spelling of anomie [Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.]

anual

andro

Noun : (informal) Androstenedione.

Adjective : Androgynous.

animo

angio

Noun : (medicine, countable) Short for angiogram. [(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.]

Noun : (medicine, uncountable) Short for angiography. [(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.]

Noun : (medicine, countable) Short for angioplasty. [(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.]

anton

Noun : A male given name from Latin.

Noun : A transliteration of the Russian male given name Анто́н (Antón).

antes

Noun : (historical) A medieval European tribal union who lived north of the lower Danube and the Black Sea (on the territory of modern Moldova and Ukraine) in the 6th and 7th century AD.

anwar

Noun : A male given name from Arabic

Noun : A female given name from Arabic

anted

Noun : A price or cost, as in up the ante.

Noun : (poker) In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.

Verb : To pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up.

antae

Noun : Alternative form of Antes [(historical) A medieval European tribal union who lived north of the lower Danube and the Black Sea (on the territory of modern Moldova and Ukraine) in the 6th and 7th century AD.]

ancle

Noun : Obsolete spelling of ankle [The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.]

ankus

Noun : The hooked goad that is used in India to control elephants.

ansae

annas

Noun : (biblical) A Jewish high priest known for having four sons and a son-in-law (Caiaphas) succeed him in his lifetime; and for cooperating with Caiaphas to have Jesus Christ crucified.

annan

Noun : A river in Dumfries and Galloway council area, southern Scotland

Noun : A small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, near the river's mouth.

ander

Noun : The masculine name Ander is a variant of the Greek name "Andreas".

angor

Noun : (medicine, dated) Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression.

Noun : A language of Papua New Guinea in Sandaun province. It belongs to the small Senagi family.

antis

Adjective : Opposed to something.

Adjective : (chemistry) That has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°

Noun : A person opposed to a concept or principle.

annat

Noun : Alternative form of annate [The first year's profits of a Catholic benefice, as traditionally paid directly to the Pope.]

antec

Noun : Antec, Inc. is a Taiwanese manufacturer of personal computer components and consumer tech products.

ancho

Noun : A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.

anais

anzio

Noun : A coastal town and comune in Lazio region, Italy.

ansar

Noun : (Islam, historical) A group of tribespeople, living in Madinah, who gave aid and protection to the prophet Mohammed and his followers.

Noun : The members of a Sufi religious movement in the Sudan, disciples of Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885).

Noun : Alternative form of Anshar (“sky god”) [(Akkadian mythology) A sky god]

annua

anzus

Noun : (geopolitics) A security treaty between Australia, New Zealand, and America for the Pacific region; particularly in naval affairs.

annot

ante-

anona

Noun : custard apple (Annona)

Noun : A female given name

anson

Noun : An English surname transferred from the given name meaning "son of Agnes".

Noun : A male given name transferred from the surname.

Noun : The Avro Anson

animi

Noun : anim

anury

Noun : (medicine, archaic) anuria

ansel

Noun : A surname.

Noun : A male given name

Noun : (computing) Initialism of American National Standard for Extended Latin.

anana

Noun : (obsolete) Alternative form of ananas [(obsolete) Pineapple.]

anemo

anorn

Verb : (obsolete) To adorn.

anigh

Verb : (archaic) Nigh; near; close by (to).

aneel

andor

Noun : (India, obsolete) A litter or palanquin.

ankhs

Noun : A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.

Noun : A tau cross.

aniso

anasa

Noun : squash bug

ances

Noun : (medicine, immunology) Initialism of absolute neutrophil count: a blood test measuring the number of neutrophil granulocytes.

Noun : (healthcare) Initialism of antenatal care.

Noun : (audio) Initialism of active noise control.

anils

Noun : The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any imine in which the N-radical is a phenyl (or substituted phenyl) group.

Noun : (organic chemistry) 1,4-Benzoquinones including chloranil, DDQ, bromanil, & cyanil.

anant

and so

Verb : subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors

andie

Noun : A diminutive of the unisex given names Andrew or Andrea, from Ancient Greek.

antas

Noun : (architecture) A kind of pier that terminates the walls of the naos, a kind of posts or pillar on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple

Noun : Initialism of Australian National Training Authority.

angas

Noun : A Chadic language of Nigeria.

annis

Noun : A surname.

Noun : An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Idaho, United States.

ancap

Adjective : (politics, economics, chiefly Internet slang) Clipping of anarcho-capitalist. [(politics, economics) Of, relating to, or advocating anarcho-capitalism.]

Noun : (politics, economics, chiefly Internet slang, countable) Clipping of anarcho-capitalist. [(politics, economics) A person who advocates anarcho-capitalism.]

Noun : (politics, economics, chiefly Internet slang, uncountable) Clipping of anarcho-capitalism. [(politics, economics) A political and economic philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and other coercive institutions in favour of individual self-ownership and free market.]

aneth

Noun : A census-designated place in San Juan County, Utah, United States.

antal

annus

antle

Noun : A surname.

andra

Noun : A surname.

anter

aneta

Noun : A city and town in North Dakota.

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